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Florida officials say dozens unaccounted for in beachfront building collapse 24 Jun 2021 - 11:20 pm
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a partial building collapse in Surfside near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
UK to publish plans to lift travel curbs for fully vaccinated 24 Jun 2021 - 11:04 pm
Tourists on a boat visit the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Shorter Hong Kong quarantine sparks rush to book travel again 24 Jun 2021 - 09:32 pm
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Fifty-one people unaccounted for in Florida building collapse -officials 24 Jun 2021 - 09:22 pm
:A building that partially collapsed is seen in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue/Handout via REUTERS
Swiss health ministry data shows vaccinated people seldom hit by COVID-19 24 Jun 2021 - 08:41 pm
A worker carries chairs at Les Arches bar in the city centre, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions ease, in Lausanne, Switzerland April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Giuliani’s law license suspended by NY over election lies 24 Jun 2021 - 08:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, then-personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks about the 2020 U.S. presidential election results during a news conference in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/F
Biden heads to North Carolina to tout vaccines as US injections slow 24 Jun 2021 - 08:09 pm
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Spaniards can ditch face masks outdoors with Covid curbs easing 24 Jun 2021 - 07:54 pm
People wearing protective face masks walk at Puerta del Sol square as the country will lift a blanket obligation to wear masks outdoors from June 26, in Madrid, Spain, June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
EU slightly cuts estimates for vaccine deliveries this year 24 Jun 2021 - 07:29 pm
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Pelosi announces creation of new committee to probe Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol 24 Jun 2021 - 07:21 pm
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Portugal imposes stricter rules as COVID surge threatens summer tourism 24 Jun 2021 - 07:16 pm
A person wearing a protective mask walks in Lisbon downtown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Bhutan PM says ready to mix COVID-19 doses to deal with vaccine shortages 24 Jun 2021 - 05:50 pm
Bhutan's Prime Minister Lotay Tshering addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Russia's south to demand tourists get vaccine amid COVID-19 surge 24 Jun 2021 - 05:39 pm
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre for the Yandex Go drivers and couriers in Moscow, Russia June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak 24 Jun 2021 - 05:32 pm
People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic as the city grapples with an outbreak of new cases in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Taiwan says discussing COVID-19 vaccine passports 24 Jun 2021 - 05:10 pm
A medical worker conducts a rapid test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a Taiwanese resident following an increasing number of locally transmitted cases at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2021. Reuters/Ann Wang
Thailand approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use 24 Jun 2021 - 04:25 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Success of climate change talks rests on finance, UN chief says 24 Jun 2021 - 04:18 pm
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres addresses the media as he arrives on the first day of the European Union summit at The European Council Building in Brussels, Belgium June 24, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS
Singapore accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations, aims to ease curbs 24 Jun 2021 - 04:12 pm
A woman walks into a newly set up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center which will be opened to the public the day after, in Singapore January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo